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serve

noun
  1. a stroke that puts the ball in play
    “My powerful serves won the game.”
    service
verb
  1. put the ball into play
    “It was Agassi's turn to serve”
  2. do duty or hold offices
    “serve in a specific function”
  3. provide (usually but not necessarily food)
    “We serve meals for the homeless”
    dish
  4. help to some food
    help
  5. mate with
    “male animals serve the females for breeding purposes”
    service
  6. deliver a warrant or summons to someone
    process
  7. do military service
    “I served two tours in Vietnam.”
  8. work for or be a servant to
    “May I serve you?”
    assist
  9. be used by
    service
  10. devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
    “I served the art of music.”
  11. be sufficient
    answerdogo aroundsuffice
  12. contribute or conduce to
    “My programming skills serve to advance my career, but my true calling is the outdoors.”
  13. promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
    “Art serves commerce”
    serve well
  14. serve a purpose, role, or function
    “The tree stump serves as a table”
    function
  15. spend time in prison or in a labor camp
    do